Improvement in medical compounds for cure of rheumatism



fithtiitli fittin ANDREW J, JENKINS, OF VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA.

Letters Patent No. 109,216, dated November 15, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN MEDICAL CQMPOUNDS FOR CURE OF RHEUMATISM.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

T 0 all whom "it concerns Be it known that I, ANDREW. J, JENKINS, ofVirginia City, county of Storey, State of Nevada, have invented a'newMedicelOompound for the Cure of Rheumatism and other similar complaints;and I do hereby declare that the following is a, correct statement ofthe names of the ingredients, and the queue tities of each, which I usein its preparation, together with directions for mixing,compounding, andusing the same.

I call my medical compound the King of Rheumm tism.

To make my medical compound I use, of wine of colohieum, two (2) ounces;sirup of rnspberr wone and one-half (1%) ounce; iodide of potassium,one-half (9;) ounce; morphine, eight (8) grains.

These ingredients are mixed together in the proportions specified',-a-nda decoction made as follows added to it, to wit:

I take pieces or a part of the caster-wart from the inside ofthe leg ofa horse, about the size of a filbert,

and place it in water, This is then boiled down until a strong dccoetionresults.

Of this deeoction I take one-helf dram and add to it British oil,one-half (1}) dram. This is then added to the former compound, and themixture placed in bottles for use.

A teaspooni'ul of this medicine should be taken internally three times aday in a tumbler of water.

Although simple in its combination, the medicine has been found to bevery effective in the cure of rheumatism and similar affections.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim is- The medicine above described, composed of theingredients enumerated in about the proportions specitied, mixed andcompounded as above set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

\Vit-nesses: ANDREW J JENKINS. [n S.]

A. J. BOAT,

JAooB RODGERS, of Wu.

